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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($) BusinessUnit TradeMarkAsset | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 Trademark
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impaired |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Additional indefinite lived intangible assets separately identified from goodwill | $ 243,000,000 | 206,600,000 | 243,000,000 |  |
Recognized intangible asset impairments | $ 2,300,000 | $ 66,247,000 |  | $ 0 |
Number of brands impaired | BusinessUnit |  | 6 |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, estimated useful life |  | 30 years |  |  |
Impairment charge of indefinite intangible assets |  | $ 18,500,000 |  |  |
Fair value of trademarks |  | $ 156,000,000 |  |  |
Number of indefinite lived Trademarks impaired | Trademark |  |  |  |  | 3
Indefinite-Lived Trademark Asset |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of trademark assets compared by fair value of the brand and its carrying value | TradeMarkAsset |  | 1 |  |  |
Finite-Lived Trademark Assets |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of trademark assets tested using an undiscounted cash flow test | TradeMarkAsset |  | 3 |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Additional indefinite lived intangible assets separately identified from goodwill |  | $ 171,000,000 |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, estimated useful life |  | 40 years |  |  |
Impairment charge of indefinite intangible assets |  | $ 15,000,000 | $ 15,000,000 |  |

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